Salim Khan shows support to son Salman with sarcastic tweets aimed at news channel

Veteran scriptwriter and Salman Khan's father, Salim Khan, took a massive jibe at a TV news Channel, Times Now, saying that terrorists like Hafiz Saeed, Lakhvi and Masood Azhar have been replaced by Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt and Sitaram Yechury on the most wanted list of the channel.

In a rather sarcastic tweet, Salim Khan said these stars opposing a ban on Pakistani artistes are apparently a "big threat to the unity of the country".

He also asked Yechury to think before he speaks as talking about peace could apparently make him a "traitor."

At a press conference in Delhi, Salman said that artists are not terrorists as they come to the country with a valid visa granted by the government. He always drew criticism from several quarters with few asking him to go live in Pakistan for the remark.

"Terrorists and artists are different. Do you think there is no difference between an actor and a terrorist? Actors come here with a proper visa granted by government. They have a proper work permit," ANI quoted him as saying.

Johar, whose upcoming directorial venture Ae Dil Hai Mushkil stars Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, said his heart bleeds for the lives lost in the Uri terror attack and he understands the anger in the country but boycotting artistes from the neighboring country is no solution to terrorism.

Meanwhile, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said art and sports should be kept outside political conflicts.

The attack carried out by Pakistani terrorists on the Army base in Uri, Kashmir made various political parties demand a ban on Pakistani actors working in India.

A ban has also been demanded on Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Shah Rukh Khan's Raees as they star Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan (Pakistani actors) respectively.